A deadly earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse in Tibet region and was ... high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border.

Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...

At least 130 people have been injured in the earthquake-hit area in Tibet on the Chinese side of the border, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing the vice mayor of Shigatse city ... The area around ...

The earthquake also rocked Mount Everest - the world's tallest peak ... water being cut off for the tens of thousands of residents. Shigatse is widely regarded as one of the holiest cities in ...

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of ...

The magnitude 6.8 quake's epicentre was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Tremors ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 95 dead ... citing the vice mayor of Shigatse. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more ...

Rising Prices, New Rules on Mount Everest The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent in 1953, continues to escalate, resulting in overcrowding ...

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday ...

About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on ... region’s second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese.